INTERNET DATABASES

The Library subscribes to a number of Internet databases.  In addition, we have identified some relevant freely available databases. The following is a selection of subscribed and free Internet databases which cover Law and related subject areas. The Library offers both on campus and off-campus access to these resources.  Each database must be searched individually.

 

Acts of the Oireachtas (1997-)

FREE ACCESS

Acts of the Oireachtas
Acts of the Oireachtas from 1997 onwards are available here on the website of the Houses of the Oireachtas (Tithe an Oireachtais). For pre-1997 legislation, go to the Irish Statue Book 1922-2005 database listed below. [TUTORIAL]

ASIL Guide to Electronic Resources for International Law

FREE ACCESS
ASIL

The ASIL Guide to Electronic Resources for International Law has been published by the American Society of International Law since 1997, and is continuously updated and expanded. [TUTORIAL]

BAILI – British & Irish Legal Information Institute

FREE ACCESS

 

Business Insights

 

The British and Irish Legal Information Institute (BAILLII) provides access to freely available British and Irish public legal information. From the Irish perspective it provides access to Supreme Court and High Court cases as well as access to decisions of the Competition Authority and the Information Commissioner. [TUTORIAL]

Courts Service Judgements Database

FREE  ACCESS

 

 

CSO Ireland

This judgments database contains written judgments made available by the Supreme Court from the year 2001; the Court of Criminal Appeal from the year 2004; and the High Court from the year 2004.The database includes search page facility. [TUTORIAL]

CSO – Central Statistics Office

FREE ACCESS

 

DARENet

A selection of Irish Statistics for Students is available on this link to the Central Statistics Office Website. [TUTORIAL]

Electronic Information System for International Law

FREE ACCESS

 

EISIL

EISIL has been designed as an open database of authenticated primary and other materials across the breadth of international law. Through EISIL, web searchers can easily locate the highest quality primary materials, authoritative web sites and helpful research guides to international law on the Internet. [TUTORIAL]

Emerald FullText

ON CAMPUS ACCESS

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   Emerald

 

Full text access to 127+ journals from MCB University Press. Subjects include Business, Marketing, Management, Quality, Engineering, Human Resources, Education & Training etc. [TUTORIAL]

Environmental Management

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OFF CAMPUS ACCESS

Environmental Management

 

This database of official publications on environmental matters also contains information on Case Law, Approved Codes of Practice and Legislation Watch. (ITC only) [TUTORIAL

EnviroCentre.ie

FREE ACCESS

 

 

EnviroCentre

An Enterprise Ireland website which advises small businesses on how to fulfil their statutory obligations in relation to environmental matters. Included are downloadable legislation and standards, articles and case studies.The site is fully searchable. [TUTORIAL]

EUR-Lex

FREE ACCESS

 

 

Infotrac Onefile

EUR-Lex provides direct free access to European Union law. The system makes it possible to consult the Official Journal of the European Union and it includes inter alia the treaties, legislation, case-law and legislative proposals. [TUTORIAL]

ICNLE – International Center for Not-for-Profit Law

FREE ACCESS
ICNL
The International Center for Not-For-Profit Law (ICNL) is an international not-for-profit organization that promotes an enabling legal environment for civil society, freedom of association, and public participation around the world. ICNL's Online Library is a searchable directory of key research including Country Laws, General Legal Documents, White Papers, Reports, Legal Opinions, IJNL and more. The online library includes over 1,100 resources from more than 100 countries. [TUTORIAL]

 

Infotrac Onefile

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Intute

A multi-disciplinary database of articles from over 10,000 journals, magazines and newspapers. The database is updated daily, and contains in excess of 57 million items, of which approximately 60% are in full text. [TUTORIAL]

Intute

FREE ACCESS

 

 

Irish Statute Book

Intute is a free online service providing access to the very best Web resources for education and research. The service is created by a network of UK universities and partners whose subject specialists select and evaluate websites and write high quality descriptions of the resources. The Intute database, which contains over 113,000 records, makes it possible to discover the best and most relevant resources in one easily accessible place. [TUTORIAL]

Irish Statute Book

FREE ACCESS

 

IRLII

The fulltext of all legislation enacted in Ireland between 1922-2005 is made available here via the website of the Office of the Attorney General. It includes all Acts of the Oireachtas and all Statutory Instruments. [TUTORIAL]

IRLII

FREE ACCESS

 

JustCite

The Irish Legal Information Initiative (IRLII) provides a database of 'leading Irish cases', classified by subject.IRLII is run by the Law Faculty, University College Cork. [TUTORIAL]

Justis

ON CAMPUS ACCESS

OFF CAMPUS ACCESS

LexisNexis Professional

 

Justis provides access to The Irish Reports and Irish Digests, published by The Incorporated Council of Law Reporting for Ireland. This gives coverage of over 80 years of Irish case reports and contains the full text data of published cases from 1919 to the present day. The data is updated every 3 months. [TUTORIAL]

LexisNexis Company Dossier

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OFF CAMPUS ACCESS

LexisNexis Company Dossier

 

Company Dossier enables you to gain insights into prospects, customers and competitors with instant access to up-to-date, trusted and comprehensive information on 3 million UK companies and 46 million companies worldwide. Dossier collates information from authoritative business, news, country, market research and industry sources and provides you with pre-formatted reports in an instant, targeted new business prospecting lists, and company, industry and executive profiles. To get to Company Dossier, click on the above link, click on the Companies tab and it should appear as a menu item on the left hand side. Click on the link and Company Dossier will open. [TUTORIAL]

LexisNexis LNB Legal

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OFF CAMPUS ACCESS

LexisNexis LNB Legal

 

LexisNexis Butterworths (LNB) is a legal database which includes UK & Irish Cases, UK Law Journals, International Legal Information, All England Law Reports, The Irish Reports etc. [TUTORIAL] .

LexisNexis News & Business

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OFF CAMPUS ACCESS

LexisNexis News & Business

 

This LexisNexis database provides access to full-text online legal, news and business information services with 2 billion documents gathered from 28,000 sources. Coverage includes: Irish newspapers ; Irish and International Companies 18,600 News and Business sources from around the world. For legal information only, the alternative LNB legal database above is recommended. [TUTORIAL]. Click HERE to see a demonstration of searching for, and downloading results

MarketLine Business Information Centre

ON CAMPUS ACCESS

OFF CAMPUS ACCESS

MRP

 

This is a business information service from Datamonitor which provides economic and business information on over 10,000 companies, 2,000 industries and 50 countries throughout the world. Now available via the Datamonitor 360 Service

OHSIS – Occupational Health & Safety Information Service

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OHSIS
This database contains information on legislation and guidance material on health & safety issues such as risk management, safety training, manual handling, dangerous substances, fire safety, food & drink safety etc. It also contains over 200 examples of case law in these areas. (ITC only) [TUTORIAL]

ScienceDirect

ON CAMPUS ACCESS

OFF CAMPUS ACCESS

Social Care Online

 

 

Access to 1,600+ journals from Elsevier. Mainly Science, although Business, Economics, Engineering, Maths, Computing and Social Science is also included. Full-text is available for last 6 years by clicking on 'Publications' button. [TUTORIAL]

SLD - Statute Law Database

FREE ACCESS

Statute Law Database

 

SLD is the official revised edition of the primary legislation of the United Kingdom made available online. It is the Statute Book for the UK in electronic form and is freely accessible.

UK Legislation

FREE ACCESS

UK Legislation

 

The site, from the Office of Public Sector Information (UK) contains the full text of all Public General Acts (1988 onwards) and Local Acts (1991 onwards) of the UK Parliament, the Explanatory Notes to Public Acts, Statutory Instruments (1987 onwards) and Draft Statutory Instruments; and Measures of the General Synod of the Church of England (1988 onwards). [TUTORIAL]

US Supreme Court Center


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US Supreme Court
The Oyez Project is a multimedia archive devoted to the Supreme Court of the United States and its work. It aims to be a complete and authoritative source for all audio recorded in the Court since the installation of a recording system in October 1955. The Project also provides authoritative information on all justices and offers a virtual reality 'tour' of portions of the Supreme Court building, including the chambers of some of the justices. [TUTORIAL]

PAGE AUTHOR:  Brigid Carey Liaison Librarian to School of Business & Humanities.

 

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